A big H/T to The Other McCain for this information:
Lakewood Police Benevolent Fund
PO Box 99579
Lakewood, WA 98499
From the president of the Lakewood Police Independent Guild:
This morning a complete coward and threat upon all of society took the lives of four of my [...]
I’m much more inclined to believe the 31,000 as opposed to several thousand who have been ‘cooking the books’!
[...]If you are a reader of really GOOD conservative blogs, you’ll be aware of the loss of one of the good guys, David Hinz of The Minority Report, last Friday morning in a car accident. Arraignments have been made for services in Michigan. The family is asking, in [...]
Document Reveals U.N.’s Goal of Becoming Rule-Maker in Global Environmental Talks
Environmentalism should be regarded on the same level with religion “as the only compelling, value-based narrative available to humanity,” according to a paper written two years ago to influence the future strategy of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), [...]
So, Face The Nation’s fill in host, Harry Smith, is worried about the GOP?
CBS devoted half of Sunday’s Face the Nation to the pressing question of “divisions within the Republican Party: Is there room for moderates?”
Not that anyone actually gives a flip what I think, I must toss in [...]
Washington shootings suspect killed, say reports
Detectives hunting the killer of four police officers who were shot dead yesterday in a suburban US coffee shop think their suspect may have died from gunshot wounds.
Officers searching for Maurice Clemmons, a 37-year-old convicted criminal, swooped on a house in Seattle early this [...]
4 Police Officers Shot Dead in Washington State; Person of Interest Named
Investigators identified a man with an extensive criminal past as a “person of interest” in the ambush on four police officers, who were shot to death Sunday morning at a coffee shop.
Pierce County [...]
The American Public School System is a Failure
by J.D. Longstreet
I was en route to someplace, or other, a few mornings ago, when I had to stop my truck for a school bus to load some reluctant students.
As I sat, waiting on those youngsters to board, I thought how [...]
Question # 1:
How much does a house weigh?
Question # 2:
How much weight can a rural two-lane bridge hold???
Question # 3:
WOULD THIS BE COVERED BY HOME INSURANCE, CAR INSURANCE, OR, DOES IT COME UNDER ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ???
In HinzSight, one of the best friends I never met, I met at Redstate – RedState
Deep Thoughts On Cannibalistic Advertising - Newscoma
“Warmaquiddick”, “Gorebacle Fallout”: Dan Collins is all over the Global Warming meltdown. – The Cutting Edge
It’s Just a Jump to the Left – Vodka Pundit
Teaching plan: America ‘an oppressive hellhole’
University outlines ‘re-education’ for those who hold ‘wrong’ views
A program proposed at the University of Minnesota would result in required examinations of teacher candidates on “white privilege” as well as “remedial re-education” for those who hold the “wrong” views, according to [...]
Rest In Peace David Hinz
By Steve Foley
It’s with the heaviest of hearts that I inform you that my friend and online partner David Hinz was killed this morning in a auto accident. I don’t have all the details right now but the weather was bad and black ice [...]
Democratic Representative Larry Turner of Memphis Dead
The Tennessee House Speaker Pro Tempore has announced that Representative Larry Turner of Memphis has died.
The announcement was made Friday, November 27, 2009. House Speaker Pro Tempore Louis DeBerry told the Associated Press that Rep. Turner died Friday morning after a long illness.
Rep. [...]
Ok, this is one those things that just had to be swiped from Christmas Ghost and posted, even if it is a day late!
[...]UPDATE: Reports of Woods being in serious condition were seriously exaggerated. The patrol initially reported that Woods sustained serious injuries, but the hospital said that the golfer was treated and released Friday in good condition. (source)
Tiger Woods, 33, was seriously injured after being involved [...]
Unless you have been on another planet the last few weeks, no doubt you are aware of the Obama administration’s plans to bring 5 murderous animals to New York, for the express purpose, supposedly, of trying them in a civilian court. Thankfully, there are a few people left in [...]
Charles Krauthammer: Kill the bill, do health reform right
A few highlights:
The result is an overregulated, overbureaucratized system of surpassing arbitrariness and inefficiency. Throw a dart at the Senate tome:
You’ll find mandates with financial penalties — the amounts picked out of a hat.
You’ll find insurance companies (who live and die [...]
We don’t need “new ideas”. We need to return to the old ideas of our Founders!
Giving Thanks for the Free Market
The Foundry
As millions of Americans spend today fervently practicing commerce, we bring you these thoughts faith, property and prosperity which first ran last year on Thanksgiving.
There is much [...]
I took the day off, and ya know what? I thoroughly enjoyed it! No politics, no drama! It has been GREAT!
The Mr and I shared a quiet, LARGE meal of turkey, etc. We will, no doubt, be having turkey for the next month or so. [...]
General Thanksgiving
By the PRESIDENT of the United States Of America
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore [...]
To the jackass who refers to himself/herself as “white power”: Not one single comment of yours will EVER be approved! Never! So, do us both a huge favor, and stop bothering to leave them. There is nothing you have to say that adds to the conversation. To be honest, I’m [...]
MSNBC Exclusive: Fort Hood Never Happened!
by Ann Coulter
It’s been weeks since eyewitnesses reported that Maj. Nidal Hasan shouted “Allahu akbar” before spraying Fort Hood with gunfire, killing 13 people.
Since then we also learned that Hasan gave a medical lecture on beheading infidels and pouring burning oil down their [...]
The BIG Lie!
The Lie That May Save America!
by J. D. Longstreet
Just a snippet:
I’m no “seer” or clairvoyant, or anything like that, but, I would bet, if I were a betting man, that they are going to try to salvage this thing — somehow. They have to. The [...]
Much has been made of the way Michelle Obama dresses. Let’s face it, they can call her a fashion plate, but the reality is something a whole lot different.
From the ‘black widow’… To the shower curtain…
The bumble [...]
Hassan Nurullah of Digital Publius fame, is probably one of the best Christian bloggers around. Well, in my opinion at least. He says what many of us think, and says it quite strongly, no word mincing for this guy. His most recent post, The Voters [...]
I have to ask….when are the people of Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional district going to snap out of their stupor and get rid of this ……guy?
The White House says domestic politics is irrelevant to its pending Afghanistan decision, but domestic politicians beg to differ. “There ain’t [...]
Matthew 7:12
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Luke 6:31
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
To quote the Dalai Lama: “Every religion [...]
Racing Toward Revolution?
by J. D. Longstreet
There is a strong undercurrent of anger just beneath the surface of American society these days. It is a “teeth-grinding” anger. It is hot and wrathful while, at the same time, cold and calculating. In short — it is in a state of [...]
I got an email from a friend up there in the tundra this morning, and I just had to check out the guy to see if he was an actual person, and had really written the post. Turns out, yes, he really does exist, and he really did write it. [...]
Lawyer: 9/11 Defendants Want Platform for Views
The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday.
Scott Fenstermaker, the lawyer for accused [...]
ObamaCare By the Numbers
Meredith Jessup
5.5 million — Number of jobs that could be lost as a result of taxes on businesses that cannot afford to provide health insurance coverage, according to a model developed by Council of Economic Advisors Chair Christina Romer
$729.5 billion — Total new taxes on [...]
This is from the 15th, but still oh so relevant!
Obama and the ‘Lost Boys’
By Stephen Guy Hardin
“One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach… all the damn vampires.” – Grandpa in ‘The Lost Boys”
To paraphrase the grandfather in the movie, ‘The Lost Boys’, one thing [...]
This is from the 15th, but still oh so relevant!
Obama and the ‘Lost Boys’
By Stephen Guy Hardin
“One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach… all the damn vampires.” – Grandpa in ‘The Lost Boys”
To paraphrase the grandfather in the movie, ‘The Lost Boys’, one thing [...]
A 15-year-old Egyptian girl, Dina el-Gohary, has written an emotional appeal to President Obama asking him to use his influence to save her father, Maher el-Gohary, who is being persecuted for his beliefs. “Mr. President Obama, we are a minority in Egypt,” Dina writes, according [...]
N.C. Parade Organizers Ban Mrs. Claus From Holiday March
Santa Claus is fine at a North Carolina Christmas parade. But Mrs. Claus has to stay away.
Organizers of the Raleigh parade told The News & Observer of Raleigh that they are just following policy and children would be confused if there [...]
Well, watching the Senate on C-Span of course. Ok, I’m a sick human being, but a VERY concerned American citizen! If you were one of the people who spared yourself from the indigestion, the Senate was debating on cloture. Well, the citizens of these great United States lost once again [...]
Obama Loses Head, Names KSM Terrorism Czar – Feed Your ADHD
Swatting Flies with the Wednesday Funnies from TFMo! – Christmas Ghost
I have no confidence in the Army’s investigation – This Ain’t Hell
ClimateGate: Man-Made Global Warming May Be What Some Scientists Chose to be True – Blue [...]
I’ve been watching the debate on the Senate floor, yesterday and this morning. Yes, I’m a glutton for punishment! I’ve noticed something quite telling. While the Democrats are speaking, I hear emotions. With the Republicans, I see and hear facts, figures, and logic. Am I [...]
You may have seen this before, in some form or another. Personally, I had a sweatshirt that had some very similar sentiments. (Swiped from Real Conservatives.)
18 Signs of A Good (Progressive/Socialist/Communist) Liberal:
1. You have to be against capital punishment, but support abortion on demand.
2. You have to believe [...]
The Senate Health Bill: Budget Gimmicks Galore
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled his 2,074 page health care bill with claims that the massive measure falls under the $900 billion cost threshold promised by the President.
To put it charitably, the truth is more complicated. The bill depends on budget gimmicks [...]
Geithner feels pressure from left, right to resign
Geithner was forced to defend himself Thursday at a public hearing on Capitol Hill during which he was pointedly asked by Brady to resign.
DeFazio emphasized that there are growing concerns about Geithner among “populist” House Democrats, who have always been cautious about [...]
….I wanted to know how many times certain words were used in the Senate’s non-health care bill. Yes, I have been reading it, which is what got me to thinking, I’d like to know how many times certain words came up in the bill. It seemed, while reading through [...]
Criminalizing Health-Care Freedom
Heritage senior fellows Brian Walsh and Hans von Spakovsky have a new article out at NRO on the jail time provisions that exist in both the House and Senate bills. Read the whole thing, but here are some key graphs:
By transforming a refusal [...]
Update: Yikes! Reckon I should have added….it’s a joke people!
Swiped from Real Conservatives.
[...]Pages 858 to 1008 of Reid/ObamaCare: (.pdf):
Sec. 2521. National medical device registry.
Subtitle C—National Medical
10 Device Registry
11 SEC. 2521. NATIONAL MEDICAL DEVICE REGISTRY.
12 (a) REGISTRY.—
13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 519 of the Federal
14 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360i) is
15 amended—
16 (A) [...]
This might annoy a few folks, but after watching this interview, I have gained a LOT more respect for this young woman.
[...]What does ‘first time homebuyers’ have to do with health care?
Senate Democrats’ Health Care Reform Bill
Sen. Mitch McConnell’s statement:
“While Americans have been clear about their opposition to thousand-page bills for new government programs, it’s now abundantly clear that Democrats' [...]
At the End of the Day, Diversity Has Jumped the Shark
by Ann Coulter
It cannot be said often enough that the chief of staff of the United States Army, Gen. George Casey, responded to a massacre of 13 Americans in which the suspect is a Muslim by saying: “Our [...]
CBS: Obama ‘Outraged’ Over Leaks About Afghanistan Indecision
Citing an interview the President gave to White House correspondent Chip Reid, at the top of Wednesday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith declared: “An outraged President Obama says heads may roll when he returns from Asia, telling CBS News he’s [...]
CBS: Obama ‘Outraged’ Over Leaks About Afghanistan Indecision
Citing an interview the President gave to White House correspondent Chip Reid, at the top of Wednesday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith declared: “An outraged President Obama says heads may roll when he returns from Asia, telling CBS News he’s [...]
A total copy and paste.
Obama Bowing and Scraping His Way Around the Globe.
by J.D. Longstreet
Will someone in Obama’s Regime please take him aside and explain to him that the American President does not, repeat: does not ever, under any circumstances, BOW to another world leader — at anytime [...]
Then I’d suggest you check out this guy, Richard Behney, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010. We all need more candidates like this guy to stand up and be counted. If we are going to take our country back, we should support any, and all, REAL conservatives! While you’re [...]
Senate Votes for Cloture on Hamilton; Sessions Loses on Filibuster
The Senate just voted 70 – 29 for cloture, meaning the nomination of David Hamilton to the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit will receive an up-or-down vote. The vote for cloture was a victory for the Obama administration [...]
If their lips are moving…..
The Fake Jobs of Obama’s Failed Stimulus
The Foundry
Forget everything bad you’ve ever heard about President Barack Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus. Combing through the data on the $18 million Recovery.gov website you’ll find tons of Obama stimulus success stories from across the country. [...]
If their lips are moving…..
The Fake Jobs of Obama’s Failed Stimulus
The Foundry
Forget everything bad you’ve ever heard about President Barack Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus. Combing through the data on the $18 million Recovery.gov website you’ll find tons of Obama stimulus success stories from across the country. [...]
Do you ever get the feeling that some people are from a totally different planet? I’m starting to believe that there are a few folks who just don’t like people, like me, who do not think in the same manner as they do. It’s becoming more and more obvious that [...]
If you haven’t read the WSJ’s editorial from yesterday, do so now. Especially if you believe the push for socialized medicine is a good thing.
The Rationing Commission
Meet the unelected body that will dictate future medical decisions.
As usual, the most dangerous parts of ObamaCare aren’t receiving the scrutiny they [...]
A Deathblow for Obamacare
The Foundry
Standing in the Rose Garden on November 7th, President Barack Obama celebrated the passage of the House health care bill claiming: “The Affordable Health Care for America Act is a piece of legislation that will provide stability and security for Americans who have [...]
Obama Dithers. US Troops Die.
“Broken Arrow” for US Troops in Afghanistan?
by J.D. Longstreet
Just a snippet:
Looking at Afghanistan today it is fairly easy to see what is about to happen there, barring some unforeseen event. The “Vietnam Syndrome” has already set in among the troops in theatre. Look, [...]
State Rep. Floyd calls Obama ’socialist’
State Rep. Richard Floyd, R-Chattanooga, ventured into national gun politics this week with an e-mail to GOP friends in which he called President Barack Obama a “socialist leader” and top administration officials a “gang of thugs.”
And? That’s exactly what he is, and his minions [...]
While perusing our little weekly fish wrap, I came across an interesting little tidbit.
House Speaker wants to return to the GOP
House Speaker Kent Williams wants to be reinstated into the Republican Party before the beginning of the next legislative session in January.
Williams told The Associated Press at a fundraiser [...]
The Dumbest Thing an American President Has Ever Done? – Gates of Vienna
Bravo LeBron *Shakes Head*… - Ick’s Corner
Naval Academy Changed Color Guard to Appear More Diverse at World Series – Texas Fred’s
The Sea Of Red Ink Swells – The underground Conservative
Obama seeks equal partnership in Asia
President Barack Obama pressed on with his mission to repair America’s global standing, telling Asians he was determined to engage them as equal partners in the economy, diplomacy and security.
In a 40-minute speech Saturday that ranged across the multitude of issues, the president declared [...]
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE,
WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
Republic vs. Democracy
Rule by Law vs. Rule by Majority
Just after the completion and signing of the Constitution, in reply to a woman’s inquiry as to the [...]
Big Labor Is Bankrupting Our Country
The Foundry
Last month when the White House released its visitor log for the first six months of the Obama presidency, one name appeared far more often than any other: Service Employee International Union (SEIU) President Andrew Stern. Stern has every right to [...]
Five Sept. 11 Suspects to Face Trial in New York
Lawmakers and victims’ families expressed outrage Friday that President Obama has approved a recommendation to try self-proclaimed Sept. 11 architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay to New York to face trial in a civilian federal court.
“These terrorists [...]
I can’t add anything to J.D.’s column, so this is an entire copy and paste of his post today.
America’s Enemy Within the Gates
By J. D. Longstreet
As I watched the aftermath of the shootings at Ft. Hood recently I, like [...]
Via The Jackson Sun:
U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Brentwood, will hold a town hall meeting Saturday morning in Lexington, according to a news release.
The meeting follows last week’s House vote on health care reform.
It will begin at 11 a.m. at Sparky’s Restaurant, at 496 W. Church St.
[...] Bredesen’s Monument to Government Waste Unveiled Today
Governor Phil Bredesen and First Lady Andrea Conte will officially dedicate “Conservation Hall” this afternoon, marking an end to a facelift to the Tennessee Governor’s Mansion that turned into a disastrous boondoggle for taxpayers.
Repairs to the Governor’s Mansion began in 2005 with the [...]
What’s wrong with this picture?
The First Lady, a woman widely acclaimed for her fashion sense in the courtier media, has no common sense at all when it comes to respecting a solemn occasion. Apparently, nobody among her score of personal aides in the White House had the gumption to [...]
Fourteen human beings murdered by this excrement, and he’s being turned into the ‘victim’? I don’t bloody well think so!
When the shooter becomes the victim
Victimology gives Maj. Hasan a pass
Washington Times
A disturbing story line is taking shape in the wake of the Fort Hood massacre. Some are [...]
Muslim Suffers Bruised Ego in Fort Hood Tragedy
by Ann Coulter
The massacre at Fort Hood last week is the perfect apotheosis of the liberal victimology described in my book “Guilty: Liberal ‘Victims’ and Their Assault on America.”
According to witnesses, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan entered a medical facility at [...]
Do you know what your guests, or perhaps an employees, are doing while on the internet? No? Well, I’d like to clue you in. This evening I had the occasion to check for comments to be moderated, and needless to say, I was extremely surprised.
How do I know your connection [...]
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